Published March 13, 2021Updated April 13, 2021
Last spring, when the coronavirus outbreak was surging in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s daily briefings became appointment television for many, as he authoritatively ticked through the latest statistics on infections, hospital beds and deaths.
Behind the scenes, Mr. Cuomo was often obsessed with another set of numbers: his ratings. He would sometimes quiz aides as soon as he ended a broadcast about which networks carried him live and exactly when they cut away data they were expected to have at their fingertips.
For an image-obsessed politician who has long devoured almost everything written about him, it was an intoxicating amount of attention as Mr. Cuomo transformed almost overnight into a national leader of the Democratic Party and a foil for President Donald J. Trump. “To the 59 million viewers who shared in these daily briefings,” Mr. Cuomo said on his 111th and final daily update, “thank you.”
Dozens of current and former employees of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive chamber described the office as chaotic, unprofessional and toxic, especially for young women.
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Grondahl: Cuomo s mother, sister remain by his side amid accusations I don t like what he s going through, Matilda Cuomo says
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo joins his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, and mother, former First Lady Matilda Cuomo, as the elder Cuomo s portrait is revealed in the Hall of Governors on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)Cindy Schultz
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Green Island s Heatly School brings older students back four days a week
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In March 2021, Green Island s Heatly School is bringing students in grades 10-12 back to school four days a week, after being mostly remote due to the pandemic. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)Cindy SchultzShow MoreShow Less
2of3The Heatly School on Hudson Avenue in Green Island N.Y. Wednesday May 9, 2012. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)Michael P. FarrellShow MoreShow Less
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GREEN ISLAND Sophomores, juniors and seniors at the Heatly School in Green Island will return to the classroom four days a week beginning March 15.
The district has reconfigured classrooms to allow grades 10-12 to have in-person instruction Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays while safely socially distanced. Wednesdays will continue to be a fully remote day.